The Tri-City Storm enters the holiday break on a six-game point streak, its longest of the season and tied for longest in the USHL. The Storm’s Wade Allison sniped a USHL-best four goals in Tri-City’s pair of weekend wins.

Friday at Sioux City, Allison recorded his first USHL hat trick, including the overtime game-winning tally, to push the Storm to a 3-2 win. A day later in Omaha, Allison scored an insurance goal in the third to rush the Storm over the Lancers, 3-1.  Continue reading “Storm enters holiday break on six-game point streak”

Sioux City, Ia. – The Tri-City Storm stayed within striking distance of the Sioux City Musketeers, but fell, 5-3, Saturday from the Tyson Events Center.

The game had a back-and-forth feel; the Storm never trailed by more than two and brought the game within a goal three different times.

Mattias Goransson, Jake Wahlin and Carson Meyer each had multi-point nights. Continue reading “Storm stay close, drop to Sioux City, 5-3”

Kearney, Ne. – Storm forward Bobby Kaiser was born and raised in Michigan, developing his hockey talents before coming to Tri-City. He is moving back to the Great Lakes State for college.

Kaiser, 18, announced his verbal commitment to play Division I college hockey for Western Michigan University late Monday.

“The visit was kind of spur of the moment, but I really liked the campus, the coaching staff, and the atmosphere,” said Kaiser. “Their playing style fits mine, they like to lay the body.” Continue reading “Storm F Kaiser commits to Western Michigan”

Kearney, Ne. – Storm goalie Jake Kielly has been named CCM “Goaltender of the Week” for week two of the regular season, the USHL announcedMonday.

Jake Kielly earned a 31-save shutout in his first USHL start, a 2-0 win over the Chicago Steel. Kielly started strong with eight saves in the first period and made 23 saves over the final two periods to secure the win. Continue reading “Kielly named USHL Goaltender of the Week”

Kearney, Ne. – The Tri-City Storm have acquired a fifth-round, Phase I draft pick in the 2016 USHL Entry Draft from the Des Moines Buccaneers in exchange for defenseman James Gobetz, Head Coach and General Manager Bill Muckalt announced Sunday.

“We would like to thanks James for his contributions to our organization,” said Muckalt. “We wish him luck in his hockey career and in his future endeavors.” Continue reading “Storm acquire draft pick from Bucs for Gobetz”

Geneva, Il. – Jake Kielly made 31 saves in his USHL debut, spearheading the Storm to a 2-0 win over the Chicago Steel Saturday from the Fox Valley Ice Arena.

While Kielly held strong in net, John Marino scored at 3:12 of the third on the power play for the go-ahead goal. Continue reading “Kielly shines in debut, 2-0”

Kearney, Ne. – The Tri-City Storm battered the Chicago Steel with 36 shots on net, taking the opening game of a weekend set, 6-3, Friday from the Fox Valley Ice Arena.

Six different Storm players scored goals, helping Tri-City jump out to a 2-0-0 start to its season. The Storm have 11 goals through its first pair of games. Continue reading “Storm bend Steel, 6-3”

Kearney, Ne. – The Tri-City Storm has added forward Nicholas Nardella to the team’s Affiliate List, Head Coach and General Manager Bill Muckalt announced.

Nardella, 16, is the younger brother of former Storm defenseman Bobby Nardella. Nicholas is set to play for the Chicago Mission of the High Performance Hockey League this season.  Continue reading “Storm add Nicholas Nardella to Affiliate List”

Kearney, Ne. – Storm defenseman John Marino has been named CCM “Defenseman of the Week” for week one of the regular season, the USHL announced Monday.

Marino netted three assists Friday in the season opener, a 5-1 win against the Omaha Lancers, and is tied with Bloomington’s Jeremy Davies for the most points by a defenseman in the league. The 6-foot-2, 185-lb. blue liner is tied for the league lead in assists. Continue reading “Marino named Defenseman of the Week”

Kearney, Ne. – Storm Head Coach and General Manager Bill Muckalt announced defenseman Tory Dello has been named team captain for the 2015-16 season and Dan Labosky, Jake Wahlin and Mattias Goransson have been tabbed as assistant captains.

All four leaders are returners to Tri-City; Dello is beginning his third full season with the Storm and started as an affiliate player in 2012-13.  Continue reading “Dello named captain, assistant captains announced”